Thuringian heartland - Thüringer Kernland

The Thuringian heartland is the region around the state capital Erfurt and closes that Thuringian Basin, a wide flat land.

Friedenstein Castle in Gotha

places

Map of the Thuringian heartland
  • 1 ArnstadtWebsite of this institutionArnstadt in the encyclopedia WikipediaArnstadt in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsArnstadt (Q490665) in the Wikidata database - the oldest city in Thuringia, district town of the Ilm district and Bach city.
  • 2 Bad LangensalzaWebsite of this institutionBad Langensalza in the encyclopedia WikipediaBad Langensalza in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBad Langensalza (Q518368) in the Wikidata database - Spa town not far from the Hainich National Park; Rose garden and rose museum.
  • 3 Bad TennstedtWebsite of this institutionBad Tennstedt in the encyclopedia WikipediaBad Tennstedt in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBad Tennstedt (Q534508) in the Wikidata database - Kneipp spa town between Bad Langensalza and Sömmerda; Osthöfer Gate.
  • 4 Three of a kindWebsite of this institutionThree of a kind in the Wikipedia encyclopediaThree of a kind in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryThree of a kind (Q682044) in the Wikidata database - Historical municipality in the district of Gotha with the eponymous three castle (ruins) Wachsenburg, Mühlburg and Burg Gleichen.
  • 5 ErfurtWebsite of this institutionErfurt in the encyclopedia WikipediaErfurt in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsErfurt (Q1729) in the Wikidata database - Thuringia's state capital. Cathedral, Severikirche and Krämerbrücke are just a selection of the sights this city offers.
  • 6 GothaWebsite of this institutionGotha in the encyclopedia WikipediaGotha in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGotha (Q6986) in the Wikidata database - Former royal seat with Friedenstein Castle.
  • 7 Günthersleben-WechmarWebsite of this institutionGünthersleben-Wechmar in the encyclopedia WikipediaGünthersleben-Wechmar in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGünthersleben-Wechmar (Q568072) in the Wikidata database - Birthplace of the musician family Johann Sebastian Bachs.
  • 8 KoelledaWebsite of this institutionKölleda in the encyclopedia WikipediaKölleda in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKölleda (Q539554) in the Wikidata database - Small town on the edge of the Thuringian Basin.
  • 9 OhrdrufWebsite of this institutionOhrdruf in the encyclopedia WikipediaOhrdruf in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsOhrdruf (Q502714) in the Wikidata database - Located in the shadow of a large military training area in the foreland of the Thuringian Forest; Ehrenstein Castle and Tobiashammer.
  • 10 SömmerdaWebsite of this institutionSömmerda in the encyclopedia WikipediaSömmerda in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSömmerda (Q530794) in the Wikidata database - district town in the middle of the Thuringian Basin; partially preserved city wall with city gate and six city wall towers.
  • 11 WaltershausenWebsite of this institutionWaltershausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaWaltershausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWaltershausen (Q506743) in the Wikidata database - City on the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest; Tenneberg Castle.
Cathedral closed Erfurt

Other goals

  • Ettersberg - Berg north of Weimar
  • Fahner height - Ridge west of Erfurt
  • fin, High horror and Decorate - small mountain ranges east of Kölleda on the border with Saxony-Anhalt

background

getting there

The leads from west to east A 4 Frankfurt – Dresden through the Thuringian heartland. At Erfurt meets her with the A 71 on a north-south motorway that has been completely rebuilt in recent years.

mobility

Of Gotha from leads the 21.7 km long Thuringian Forest Railway to the north edge of the Thuringian Forest. This is line 4 of the Gotha tram. The Thuringian Forest Railway has been in operation since 1929 and begins on the forecourt of Gotha train station. The driving time after Bad Tabarz, the end point of the route, is 55 minutes, a single ticket costs € 3.60.

The Thuringian heartland is covered by the tariff area of ​​the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT) covered. Association tickets are therefore also valid in city buses and trams, as is the Saxony (Saxony-Anhalt / Thuringia) ticket.

The German toy route runs through the area.

Tourist Attractions

  • Arnstadt
  • Three of a kind (congregation) - Everyone who drives on the A4 knows these three castles northwest of Arnstadt: in the north the legendary Gleichen Castle, opposite the motorway the Mühlburg and southeast of it the Wachsenburg.
  • The former Buchenwald concentration camp including the memorial on the Ettersberg near Weimar.
  • The baroque Molsdorf Castle near Erfurt, in the immediate vicinity of the Erfurt motorway junction.

activities

kitchen

  • 1  1. German Bratwurst Museum, Bratwurstweg 1, 99334 Amt Wachsenburg. Tel.: 49 3601 8571891. History, culture and art on the subject of bratwurst.Open: From April to October it is open Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.last change: Aug. 2020
  • 2  Thuringian Dumpling Museum, Hauptstrasse 3, 99439 Heichelheim. Tel.: 49 3643 4412245. With café, snack bar, factory outlet, children's dumpling world and ice cream museum.Open: Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.last change: Aug. 2020

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literature

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